My Latest Painting

I have finally completed my latest large scale painting.
This makes me very happy.
It slowly percolated for over a year.
Now I must find it a name.
Below are cell phone images.
I will make some better photographs of it soon.
T.

My Great Greek Aunt in Athens lives on.....

Recently I was selected for an art project that will include this photograph I took a few years ago of my Beloved Great Aunt Sofia Zaglaris with her son, Ioannis Zaglaris in their home in Athens.  

Above:  Triada Samaras Digital Photo- Greece 2012- Enoikiazetai  Poleitai For Rent For Sale

This photograph will be included in the winter art publication and online exhibition, GENESIS. The online exhibit will take place between JAN 1 – MAR, 2019 and can be viewed at www.dabart.me and www.artsy.net

I am so happy to say that while she is not longer with us on the planet, Madame Sofia Zaglaris does live on!

A Collaboration to Re-Imagine an Infamous Book of 'Art History'

The above two pages will be included in a collaborative book project by Sue J. Norton Poplin.  Her call for art to 'women only' included this intriguing description:  "I will be 
altering an H.W. Janson's History of Art Book by covering as many pages possible of the book with original art made by women." (SJNP)

Of course I could not resist.  The Janson's History of Art Book that I studied repeatedly while an undergraduate at Smith College was practically devoid of women's art.  Sigh.
But now that can change!  Stay tuned for more on this project....

Triada Samaras featured in the Fletcher Exhibit at Reece Museum in Tennessee

Press Release

I am happy to inform you my artwork has been chosen to be included in the 6th annual international 2018 FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social and Politically Engaged Art displayed from October 8 to December 14, 2018, at the Reece Museum on the campus of East Tennessee State University.

http://fl3tch3rexhibit.com/about.html

THE EXHIBIT: The FL3TCH3R Exhibt
SOCIAL & POLITICALLY ENGAGED ART

The Annual FL3TCH3R EXHIBIT is an international juried exhibit focused on socially and politically engaged art. Socially and politically engaged art has been integral in creative expression since the beginning of visual arts. This exhibition explores the current trends and trajectory in this field and these collective creative works hopefully serve as an avenue or agent for societal transformation and exposure of social and political points of view. The goal is to recognize and advance this endeavor by providing a venue for the exhibition of socially and politically engaged art. Furthermore, the exhibit's proceeds after expenses will fund the Fletcher H. Dyer Memorial Scholarship for an art and design student.

warm regards, Triada Samaras 

Artist, Adjunct Art Professor, Art Professor in Residence
Kean University Union, New Jersey

William Paterson University, Wayne New Jersey
www.triadasamaras.com

Cell 917-558-6157

Triada Samaras in the ProArts Exhibition in Jersey City, NJ during Jersey City Art and Studio Tour 2018

Hello!

I am happy to announce my photographs are being included in the 

Who am I?  Who are We?

ProArts Exhibition

at

Grace Church Van Vorst, 39 Erie St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 

from 

October 5-7 during 

Jersey City Art and Studio Tour 2018.

Opening Reception      

Friday, Oct 5        

5:00 - 7: 30 pm

Friday, Oct 5   

7:30 - 9:30 pm

                                    

JCAST hours                  

Saturday, Oct 6  10am-12.30pm

Sunday, Oct 7     1:00 -3.00pm

New drawings from my students in Drawing One at Kean University!

Hello here are some of the latest drawing from my students at Kean University.

(Drawing One)

Triada Samaras featured in the Kean University Faculty Exhibition!

Hello!

I am pleased to announce that my painting "Unraveled" (Oil on Canvas, 36" x 48" / 2018)  is now part of the Kean University Faculty Show. I hope you will drop by and see this exhibition at Howe Gallery! 

https://www.kean.edu/~gallery/Current.html

JAMES HOWE GALLERY

FINE ARTS FACULTY EXHIBITION

September 28th - October 21st, 2018 

Group exhibition of full and part-time Fine Arts Faculty.

The passing of my great aunt Sofia Zaglaris in Athens, Greece today

Calndulas Oil on Canvas 3' x 4'. Sophia Zaglaris at the Kazantakis Museum Crete, Greece

I am deeply saddened by the passing of my great aunt Sofia Zaglaris this morning in Athens, my grandmother's sister. She was a tour de force in life and I will remember the many lessons I learned from her over the years. Lucky for her (and for me) she lived to a ripe old age indeed. From her humble beginnings in Elassona/Levathi she became a multi-lingual couturier who traveled throughout Europe getting inspirations for her clothing designs. Later in life she began oil painting and was the recipient of the Franco-Elliniko First Prize for 2000-2010 for an oil painting entitled "Calendulas" (see above) she had since donated to the Kazantakis Museum. Last fall I was fortunate enough to travel to Greece for a three-generation arts exhibition with her at AthensArt International. 
In life I believe we have few true witnesses in life and she was truly one of mine. I will miss her dearly.

T.S.

PUCK Quartet, Music by Stephen Proutsman and Screening of the The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari at Baryshnikov Arts Center Tomorrow Night!

UPDATE: 
SOLD OUT!!

Guess what is coming tonight?

(My son) Liam Veuve (cello) and the entire Puck Quartet, Music by Stephen Prutsman and a screening of the infamous silent film: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari!

http://bacnyc.org/performances/performance/screening-of-the-cabinet-of-dr.-caligari

"From Caligari to Hitler, the art historian Siegfried Kracauer argued that the rise of Nazism was foretold by the preceding years of German films, which reflected a world at wrong angles and lost values. In this reading, Caligari was Hitler and the German people were sleepwalkers under his spell."

https://www.rogerebert.com/…/great-movie-the-cabinet-of-dr-…

I hope to see you there! Let me know if you will be coming please! :)

For tix click here below:
http://bacnyc.org/…/screening-of-the-cabinet-of-dr.-caligari

CHROMATOGRAPHY LESSON

• Paper and Leaf Chromatography
  An Art/Science Lesson
  Maker Day at WPU/William Paterson University
  WPU College of Education
  March 9, 2018
  Triada Samaras 
  WPU Adjunct Professor of Art Education and Art PIR/Professor in Residence  
  samarast@wpunj.edu
  Cell 917-558-6157
  Assistant:  Maxine Kane
  
  
  Chromatography is a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture. 
  It has both science and art learning built into it and makes for a interesting STEAM lesson or project.
  
  
  SWL:  Students will learn that mixtures (for examples dyes) and plants, for example, leaves, contain numerous pigments.
  SWD:  Students will learn how to use chromatography to reveal the various pigments in a dye or leaf.
  Prompt:
  How do you think we might separate the pigments in a dye (marker) or a leaf using a laboratory technique? How many distinct pigments or colors do you think a leaf (marker) has?  How might we test this?
  Vocabulary:
  Art:  Pigment, hue, dye, marker, color, tint, tone, chromatography
  Science:  Chlorophylll, photosynthesis, solution, carontenoids, anthocyanins
  Supplies Needed:  Coffee filters and/or chromatography strips, markers, crushed leaves, spinach etc., rubbing alcohol, scissors, tape, cups, water, pencil, mortar and pestle, pipe cleaners.
  Activity:
  Teachers and students can approach learning CHROMATOGRAHY in an experimental way both as a scientific process and an artistic one using the art or science method/s.
  For leaves, spinach, and organic matter students must use the mortar and pestle to first crush the organic matter and then add a few drops of alcohol to it in order to extract from liquid pigment from the matter.
  For dyes such as inks and/or markers students can draw lines on strips of coffee filter paper and/or chromatography strips and experiment with watching the colors separate from various markers.  Alcohol might be used for permanent markers.
  Results:
  Scientific results can be noted in a science note book.
  Art results can consist of an art object created from the chromatography paper experiments such as a “flower.”
  Resources:  
  Many Youtube videos on chromatography are excellent and brief enough to use as a teaching tool in the classroom.
  Leaf Color Chromatography  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-AJDqsSII
  Chlorophyll Chromatography  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiPd5CkCkkU
  Chromatography Flowers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpf0vvkb4_8
  
  

Extraordinary Inspiration!

I am often asked why I would work in such a "dangerous" place as Paterson, NJ? Well to be honest my entire teaching career I have taught in mostly such places. And I can tell you they are NEVER what they seem on the outside. Here is what I see when I get to work at one of my many favorite schools in Paterson, NJ. 

I know I see the world through a rose-colored lens, but I will tell you, I love where my eyes live, don't you? By the way THANK YOU Ms. Aramayo (giant Einstein) and Ms. Mandal (flamingos for Puerto Rico and color theory math stairs). You always make my day! I think every student and every one in general should have a chance to compare the insides of something to the outsides of something. And repeat. 

Don't you agree?

"Punk Rock and Politics!" coming soon! Dec 9, 2017

Hi there everyone,

I wanted to announce that a poster I made is being used as the event poster for a fundraiser for a progressive NJ politician called "Punk Rock and Politics!"

The event is curated by Christy O'Connor.

The event will take place on: Saturday Dec 9, 2017 at 8 PM at Paul's Tavern 1705 Main St. Lake Como, NJ 07719 (See poster below)

I am thrilled my poster has found a good use and I am grateful to Christy for including my work.  I learned this candidate, Jim Keady, went to the island of Lesbos where my Greek family is from and helped out the Syrian refugees there. He also fought Governor Christie over the blatant lack of Hurricane Relief for the NJ shore (and was publicly bullied by him).

I have a great deal to say about artists and activism as I have long been involved in both but now is not the time and place.  Suffice it to say that art activism is PART of my artwork but not ALL.  I have found moments where I have needed to reflect alone and in solitude in my studio to create art , and other moments (e.g. the last year) where I have found it utterly impossible to ignore the external world and all its powerful forces upon me. In those moments I create art for that world.  For example this https://www.triadasamaras.com/democracy-wall.html  

Anyhow, I hope you will attend "Punk Rock and Politics"!

warmly, Triada Samaras

Coming this week! Gowanus Superfund Town Hall. Public is invited!

Gowanus Superfund Town Hall 

Thursday, November 16

6:30 - 8:30 PM

Wyckoff Gardens Community Center

272 Wyckoff Street

Brooklyn, NY 11217

The Gowanus Canal was designated a federal Superfund site in 2010, which initiated a complex, multi-year clean-up. Dredging has started this fall in the 4th Street turning basin and will continue in 2018. 

Come to this public meeting for information about the canal clean-up, timeline and what to expect. Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez will give a keynote, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present an overview and timeline. An audience Q&A session will follow the presentation.

RSVP on Eventbrite

Hosted by the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group (CAG) gowanuscag.org 

The Gowanus CAG has 50+ representatives from civic, environmental, business and community organizations, as well as individual members from Red Hook, Gowanus, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill and Park Slope.